failure
失败,失败的人;失灵,故障;不履行
The new restaurant was a failure and soon closed.
那家新饭店经营无方,不久便关门了。
consistent
坚持的,一贯的;一致的,符合的
nowhere
任何地方都不
Those products are nowhere near good enough.
那些产品根本算不上是好产品。
sympathetic
同情的;和谐的;赞同的,支持的;合意的
They were quite sympathetic to our proposals.
他们非常赞同我们的建议。
sketch
略图;梗概;素描,速写;绘…的略图,画…的素描 (速写);概述
a sketch of a soldier
一位士兵的素描
I asked George to sketch out his ideas.
我让乔治简要叙述一下他的想法。
calm
静的,平静的;(使)平静,(使)镇静
First you need to calm down.
首先你需要静下心来。
tame
驯服的,顺从的;沉闷的,乏味的;制服,控制并利用;驯化,驯服
Don't be afraid, these horses are tame.
不要怕,这些马很温顺。
Harsh punishment in childhood has tamed Bill and broken his will.
童年时代所受的严厉惩罚让比尔变得唯唯诺诺,缺乏意志。
cancel
取消,撤销,删去
pray
祈祷,祈求;请求,恳求
I pray you to forgive me.
我请求你原谅我。
target
靶,标的,目标
I set myself a target of learning 20 new words each week.
我给自己确定每周学习20个生词的目标。
camel
骆驼
The camel went forward against the wind resistance.
骆驼逆风而行。
technician
技术员,技师
Stewart has become an excellent technician.
斯图尔特成为一名非常出色的技师。
setting
环境,(小说等的)背景,(舞台等的)布景;调节,设定的位置
technique
技术,技巧,技能
The manager needs to learn modem management techniques.
经理需要学习现代管理技术。
tax
税,税款;负担;对…征税;使负担重,使费尽力气
income tax
收入所得税
Cigarettes are heavily taxed in Britain.
在英国,香烟被课以重税。
emerge
出现,涌现,冒出
The sun emerged from behind the clouds.
太阳从云层后升出。